How To Defeat Fire Giant - Elden Ring Boss Gameplay Guide

[@Mario-um5kn]

How you didnt get hit and how easy you made it look is incredible

[@unknownman578]

I agree I thought it would be so easy after watching this but I still get hit pretty much every time

[@fantaluge154]

actually i did it and it was as easy as in the vidéo maybe i got lucky (im a noob btw)

[@Mario-um5kn]

@@fantaluge154 good job

[@josephray6264]

he got great weapons too, my double greatsword deals just slightly more damage

[@butbowdenslittlebrother]

@@josephray6264man I got bloodfang +9 and still can’t beat em💀

[@wanderer1511]

After 24 hours, 5 packs of smokes and 20 beers, finally good advice ... Thank you. 🙏

[@TWILLZOMBIES2095]

5 packs bro damn

[@Justinicus24]

Slow down it's just a game

[@pastorpatrick6893]

Is bro good?

[@wanderer1511]

Fire giant is hard af guys. 😂

[@Justinicus24]

@@wanderer1511 did you beat him finally. Lol. I got pretty drunk too when I fought him. Took about 20 tries. Without Torrent was way easier for me

[@ericsiew1588]

i have battled this boss for 6 hours and watched few other videos. Only managed to kill him after watch your tip. Just hit the TOE :D. That`s the only way to stay safe and do max damage. Great job Josh for produce such fantastic guide.

[@theJOSHfeed]

Thanks Eric! I'm so happy that my strategy is working out for so many people. Thanks for watching :)

[@FancyMrPeterson]

SAME HERE. just did it still have this vid up on my phone. Thank you so much.

[@tjquincie1390]

@@theJOSHfeedyour start help me get to phase two and almost kill him don’t worry I will kill him with the toes

[@rjasontwenty1099]

i use to distant from him, swing over on a cliff round a certain rock , where he must follow you, and then he got stuick behind an area..i use Latenna the bow girl...and let her to the job while i extract him...but the now climb to the area im at then he smashed me and Latenna lol

[@saltyboi2234]

I'd rather fight Radhan again than this guy

[@almeriomitchell24]

Been struggling for a year straight. After this video, beat it my 2nd try. Thank you and keep up the amazing content!

[@nzwrondo7949]

A year😮

[@the_seer_0421]

​@@nzwrondo7949I don't blame. This boss sucks.

[@SpellboundSpectre]

@@the_seer_0421 took me two months for orangestein and smoughberry lol

[@subzeroandscorpion6701]

@@SpellboundSpectre Idk how but it took me a single day to beat it. I mean legit like all day it took me to beat it. It got easier once I went full charge attacks on the second phase. I went with a strength build but even that sucked cause my stamina was always gone in 3 or less hits from catching up to him.

[@theretrobanjo3513]

pretty sure we could run a case study that alot of people quit playing the game because of this boss. Alot of people ask you in stream about this guy and its the most viewed boss battle so far. If what I believe is true then you may have restored some elden ring playthroughs that weren't finished! GG Joosh!

[@Bloodbornepro.]

I quit for a few months because of this boss

[@koloow]

@@Bloodbornepro. get good lol

[@iggybeatstv]

Yea I stopped playing on ps5

[@jeff3221]

The problem with this boss is that it's just a damage sponge. Fighting damage sponges is never fun and my build doesn't use status effects so I can't cheese it like in the vid unless I break my build.

[@pyronarf]

I am currently stuck there myself I wouldn't say my run was dead yet but it was getting there lol

[@654jimbob654]

People trying to kill the fire giant 🤝Foot fetishists "Just focus all of your attention on those toes"

[@zerpderp1123]

This guide helped a lot! Couple things I want to point out: when attacking the giant's foot, stay *behind* it so you're facing its sole, this will prevent you taking damage when it rolls and lessen the odds you will destroy your controller. Many a time this got me when I had it down to less than a couple thousand HP because I got greedy. Mix and use your physick to boost stamina recovery and max stamina, I try to hold off on using it until I've at a minimum broken the bind on the left foot (weak spot). Using a fully-levelled Banished Knight Oleg spirit ash *just before* getting the fire giant to phase 2 is greatly helpful. It tanks the shit out of him while he's still vulnerable and exclusively pulls aggro the entire time he's alive allowing you to land hits. Be wary of the barrier blocking your progress to the forge of the giants. If the fire giant has come to rest at this spot after a roll, do not find yourself trapped between it and the barrier as it may use its fire eruption AoE in a spot where you're unable to escape. The fire giant tends to use its fast flame projectiles or hammer smash immediately after coming out of a roll. If you line yourself up directly with its torso and sprint forward on your horse right as he starts to smash down, you'll go right between his legs taking no damage and you'll be perfectly positioned to land more hits. Use a gold pickled fowl foot right before landing the fatal blow. When I did this fight, I'd been at 0 runes at level 106. This victory netted me 233,400ish runes.

[@thaneexplains9728]

The advice for the second phase was absolutely amazing! Besides the fact that his fire breath attack is inescapable when you’re that close (it’s telegraphed pretty well so you can get away) you made an insanely difficult challenge easy! Can’t wait to use this for future runs as well!

[@theJOSHfeed]

I'm glad it helped!

[@callmejoey10]

Hey man I just wanted to say thank you so much for making this video. I stopped playing elden ring for 6 months because of this battle. Thank you a million

[@antoniorivera6861]

How do you stop for that long

[@KrZuh8]

@@antoniorivera6861Frustration

[@octocattraveler]

Man I'm 3 days stuck in this boss, thinking in quit for some days... I'll try it againt after this guide.

[@KrZuh8]

@@octocattraveler I was stuck for about 6 months i tried it and finally did it

[@DevFaker2837]

Same here. I just started a new save file and I checked when the last time I played was. It said around June, so close to 7 months ago. I am on him again, and I am remembering why I quit. The game was fun until now.

[@slppoytext]

The main problem in this fight is the camera angles

[@buddy305luv9]

I was able to beat the Fire Giant, watching you battle him during your previous playthroughs . Called it unluckey, but he still killed me twice. One shot me with his dinner try slam.

[@theJOSHfeed]

The fact that it only took a couple attempts speaks volumes though!

[@lianazuffa2353]

Definitely the most effective method. Thank you so much. I was having trouble with his second phase but this video and a little bit of RNG helped me beat him finally.

[@1280-user]

additional advices I'd give: 1. in first phase, if he goes to some wonky places like the edge, or just annoying hills where the weak leg is mid air, just get away and get him to follow you to clean terrain, just watch out from attacks he does only when you're far 2. I often miss the double jump at the start and take damage, but unmouting/remounting seemed a lot more reliable, I never missed it 3. in second phase, when he decides to roll, give him some space, he might run over

[@andepizza793]

I almost beat him but he rolled over me and i died lol

[@DataDrain02]

If you're summoned in co-op to fight it. You can dodge through the first attack on foot. I can usually dodge it now.... Too bad the rest of the fight is SUPER hellish as a co-operator.... Seriously, I would SO much rather fight Elden Beast than Fire Giant.

[@basedbluehair1296]

5 months later I want to thank you for this, I genuinely thought I'd have to stop playing because I just couldn't beat this boss. This strat only took me 2 tries and the first one failed from me running into an elbow 😂 thank you for this video!

[@theJOSHfeed]

I'm glad I could help! good job on getting through it

[@ahmedsnake1974]

Thanks man I've been struggling with this boss for 3 hours straight and now I finally defeated him

[@theJOSHfeed]

Good job! I'm glad my video helped.

[@Profezzional_Hater]

3 hours !? it's been 8 hours for me today.

[@carlperl412]

It makes me feel REALLY SICK when a KZbinr fill the gaps will bullsh**, but I need to recognize that this KZbinr is AN AMAZING commenter. I enjoyed every single second of this video. This is an instant subscribe.

[@TheDJMeyer85]

Thank you! I was struggling with him and then saw this and after a couple tries it worked! After his phase 2 started I summoned my mimic tear and it was super easy. One thing to note is you can’t target his leg during phase 2, that’s why I was struggling

[@jschur5180]

what do you attack instead of the leg on phase 2?

[@thomasfeinschliff1983]

@@jschur5180you can attack it you just cant target it

[@maoueinzbern]

man, god bless you. after watching your video. learn the pattern attack. I FINALLY DEFEAT THIS DUDE WITH NO DAMAGE ON FIRST TRY. thanks man

[@swagpolice3044]

Thank you so much man it took me 26 hours to beat this guy and when i used ur strategy it legit took me less than half an hour

[@Punchbadguy]

Watched video, tried it again 2 hours later got rolled then went back. Thing I was missing was making an active pursuit of staying behind his foot since he does move back to try and hit you. I was playing as a mage (just using adulas blade) and this video really helped, you make it seem super easy when it still requires a lot of care in the little details.

[@Janzkrieg]

Hi there! Just wanted to drop by and give my thanks to this awesome guide! I never knew the phrase "gimme dem toes" would become one of the most useful guides I'll ever hear! Lol Have a wonderful day whenever you see this!

[@theJOSHfeed]

Hahahaha, gimme dem tooooees! I'm glad the video helped. You have a wonderful day as well!

[@papermachete8071]

R u alive

[@tobylyngdoh]

I love every single one of your videos, they teach me to be more patient and think before panic rolling xDD They really helped alot in terms of completing certain bosses and to know about their weak points, keep up the content man

[@romzoref7132]

Bro I was stuck on this boss for nearly 4 days! This guide saved my sanity, thank you a lot

[@haydenharkot4942]

1 year later and this advice still holds up. Literally my first attempt after watching your video and employing your strategy and the Fire Giant has been felled. Subscribed!

[@wesslix]

@@haydenharkot4942 dude idk how you do it, I cannot have him felled since he walks backwards a fucking ton and keeps hitting me even if im hnderneath him its retarded

[@thewigman7992]

Amazing guide my man. With this guide i managed to beat him at level 81 with uchigatana +19. All i did differently was after him starting phase two (when the fire goes around him and he bends his back and shoots behind him) i struck him with rotten breath spell. After that i just chased him like you did plus he was taking damage over the time i got to him 10/10 guide

[@Freedom-250]

Hell yeah!!! Beat him for first time using this strategy, took me maybe 5 tries doing it this way. Thank you!!

[@fistedwaffles2026]

This guide is amazing it works beat fire giant first try watching this on stream the other day

[@theJOSHfeed]

hell yeah 😎

[@erikgarcia2854]

It took me 2 hours but I finally did it thanks to you. Thank you.

[@arferbargel]

Like others in the comments, let me say thank you for saving this game for me. I must have died 50+ times in phase 2 before giving up and looking for a guide and after this video I took him down in three tries. I did it on a very unoptimized DEX build, 2-handing +18 bloodhound claws w/ blood grease, and dropping +10 Latenna on top of the hill while I kited around trying to draw aggro and zipping in for toe slashes between his attacks. Celebrated by almost immediately (and inadvertently) setting the Erdtree alight. So now apparently I'm the bad guy?

[@qs3850]

No joke 11 months trying Gave up the game and stopped playing This alone helped me know what to do I used your strategy, and beat him on my 3rd try Thank you for the insight I can finally start exploring the game again instead of being stuck Never left horseback (aside from getting hit) And deleted the giant Thanks again And now I’m on to the next chapter, just in time for DLC!!! To all those struggling I struggled too But put his strategy to work and don’t give up I’ve tried every weapon, every cheese All to still lose This works And I fought the giant for 11 months Good stuff……. Subscribed

[@eli9163]

damn😭 ard bro i wont give up after 10 tries

[@stuartgamble9662]

Just wanted to say thanks heaps - I was finally able to beat him with your tips! All the other vids on KZbin seemed to be about cheesing him, which I didn’t want to do in my first play though. I really appreciate the video!

[@theJOSHfeed]

Glad my video helped you! I know the giant can be tough so I definitely wanted to share my strategy.

[@MrPS4pro]

returning to elden ring and i run into this guy, 2 hours of toe strats and i finally got it. thanks man

[@doo__doo394]

I’m in new game plus 7 and this helps a lot this is definitely top 3 hardest boss fights😂

[@AndrewDyer-f1y]

This worked so well for me. Second try after doing it my own way for probably 20-30 attempts

[@soullja]

Yep same here.

[@olafkoszela7554]

Awesome guide! Been stuck on this guy for a while after watching this beat him 2nd go. Earned a sub 👍🏽

[@theJOSHfeed]

Well done Olaf, glad my video can help

[@AdEg66]

Thanks for being one of the videos that shows actual strats for this guy. Subscribing now!

[@Elgarnan1]

I’m sure this’ll be a popular guide feel like you get asked in chat about the best way to approach this fight often!

[@theJOSHfeed]

For sure. I have a high success rate with this one with my strategy so I'm happy to share it.

[@ramyseyam1139]

Been stuck on this boss for days. This was the best advice in a video. On the first run after I watched this I beat him. Thank you!

[@miasama6727]

I love you so much for this thank you!!Fire Giant definitely had me rethinking my will to play Elden ring for second 😭

[@baewiz5238]

Man can i just say how thankful i am. Your way is the only one that worked ....took me only 2 tries

[@theJOSHfeed]

I'm glad that my video could help you out!

[@Mellomaphoneluver]

Thank you SO MUCH, my dude! I've been mainly using the Icerind Hatchet most of the second half of my playthrough and was freaking out because the wiki says he's resistant to cold damage PERIOD. The fact that he's WEAK in the second phase has made ALLLLL of the difference!! This helped me get him in one go after SOOO long.

[@deiji609]

I love you, I love this video, I love life. I was getting so mad at this boss and was ready to quit the game but I followed your video and within a few tries I beat him and beating him has got to be my happiest moment of my entire life. I can’t thank you enough

[@maloncr3707]

6:03 nah cm on dawg

[@UNKNWN96]

Almost beat him twice on my first 5-6 tries but the 2nd phase was killing me (literally) - didn't realize that Torrent was the MVP of this fight haha thanks for the guide. I beat him literally right after watching your vid!

[@OrbitalDust4599]

Absolute legend mate. Proper stuggled with this boss. Watched your guide.. Killed the boss second time afterwards. Thank you 👍🏻

[@RobDrawsPictures]

You are the absolute GOAT, I followed this guide and only got hit once with the snow wave at the very start because I mis-timed my jump. I hate this boss, but I feel really bad for killing him.

[@bug_under]

thanks for uploading this video dude, you made it easy, fun and entertaining.

[@theJOSHfeed]

Thanks Dan!

[@ShijuMasters]

My guy I just deployed your strat and I won against Fire Giant thank you deeply you absolutele chad😅

[@wiganbondoc3373]

u deserve a sub and a like for this man great stuff

[@theJOSHfeed]

Thank you!

[@Zondels]

Thanks man, I belong to the many people who took a break from Elden Ring because of this boss. Now I got it first try after watching this! Just kept thinking about toes

[@etiennemahler]

Hey there, great video and guide on how to beat the giant. As a second status effect, I used the Rotten Breath attack, but otherwise I followed your guide closely. I finally killed him after 10 or so attempts - and died a second later, but with the remembrance :D

[@aikidoman1957]

Dude you totally nailed this battle for me! The only other times I best him was with "cheese" and that takes away from the fun of it - THANK YOU

[@Mrpuggless]

THANK YOU SO MUCH I WAS ABOUT TO QUIT THIS SAVED MY PLAY THROUGH

[@theJOSHfeed]

Hey, glad it helped you!

[@zazzyoncontroller8425]

Thank you so much my god after i watched this video i first tried the fire giant

[@007scraps]

"give me those toes baby"

[@thatmanja555]

this just made me beat him in my 5th attempt. Thank you, straight motivation. Couldn’t have done it without you, thank you.

[@Local_Crow_Dealer]

You helped me kill the fire giant for that I subscribe

[@theJOSHfeed]

Hey, glad I can help

[@UnfunnyMan5908]

Got this on my second try! Thank you bro i thought this fight was gonna torment me cause my 1st attempt was on foot and barely took any of his health.

[@isaiahrodriguez2208]

THOSE ARE JOSH'S TOES!!!!!

[@nikolasbonfante8416]

tf

[@mikesurber673]

Thank you!!!!!!! Seriously!!! You don’t know how much defeat I’ve been through from this boss. I stopped playing because I just couldn’t get past this obstacle. But your clear advice: “ THE FEET THE FEET STAY ON THE FEET, i don’t care what you think just STAY ON THE FEET!” Wow… after only about 5 tries keeping with your advice I did it and slayed the giant!!! THANK YOU for helping me and so many others get past this hurtle!!!

[@jeffshmeff2812]

Am i supposed to be higher than lvl 9 for this fight

[@beastbreathing1056]

@@jeffshmeff2812 nah

[@Elixer794]

Nah you able to do it at 1

[@LTexota]

Bro imagine being level 9 and not being able to beat the boss sub 2 minutes💀💀

[@SprigPlantar3728]

I beat him at level -1000 ez

[@sayoojskiran9855]

tysm after watching this the fire giant was a walk in the park 🔥

[@PhantomPhoenixflame]

He keeps killing torrent

[@danielfonville1840]

Keep respawning him

[@karim-jz4hx]

after 1 year me myself a new player of 3 days has struglled against this boos and you just saved me so many deads and i only got 3words: you're the goat

[@ankurpashine27]

Bro this is some good advice, i was initially like this looks easy but will be very hard to do, but after some camera moment fix this was easy, that stay at toes to avoid attacks was really helpful

[@aurabanda6144]

Thanks bro, just used this strat at level 73 and it allowed me to beat him!

[@valeriyasydorova2218]

Amazing tip!! I tried a handful of times before watching your vid and on the second time using your strat I slaughtered them toes!!!!! I did also cheese him a lil by putting on shabriris woe and summoning a mimic beforehand (since talismen equiped transfer to mimic tear) and then taking it off so all his attention was on my mimic and mine was on his toes.

[@ameme255]

ive spent 5 awful days trying to deal with fire giant and ur teqnique got him first try

[@KinGJayHey]

bro. was stuck on this boss for days. was starting to lose my excitement and interest in this game but literally the first try doing this strat i beat him, even messed up in the beginning and almost died and thought "whatever good practice anyway" lmao. thanks man

[@theJOSHfeed]

I'm glad my video could help, I know this boss can be tough

[@darkstranger777]

Your narration was fun listening to. This battle was tough thanks for the advice

[@tech1964]

DUDE, YOU ARE THE MAN!!! I've been fighting this guy for 3 days!! Following your instructions, ESPECIALLY IN PHASE 2, and it worked!

[@Sean19262]

omg after trying to beat after like 100 tries this guide worked first try thank you

[@connor5628]

Your video finally helped me defeat the Fire Giant after like, 50 attempts. 47 with other strategies and 3 with yours.

[@timpete78]

Good video. Very helpful. It's worth adding that this strategy works even better with a powerful mage. With ranged spells you don't have to worry about the AOE fire or getting stomped. Just stay behind him. Finish second half quick with comet azur while he's standing still after the cut scene.

[@Ophie-vy4xw]

i know im a year late but i had just gotten here and i watched your video and got it on my second try

[@Luis_1605]

finally, after about 1 hour of trying this I got him. Thanks for the help!

[@am7846]

Thank you so much for this video ! I reached the fire giant, realised I was underleveled, did some caelid. Saw this video and followed exactly this (plus a mimic tear ashes) and completely pulverized him in one go ! Thanks again !

[@Snowflake-hg1tn]

I love hearing you say, "Give those toes" so enthusiastically.

[@AvengeButterscotch]

Thank you so much! This helped me so much and after this video i did it in two tries! Stay behind him and hit the foot was the key for me in the second faze. IMPORTANT: don’t do what comes after him if your planning on doing goldmask or other npc quests! My quests ended after i defeated him

[@josephhuss1252]

The best guide for this boss, hands down. Was loosing my mind over this giant and I watched this videos. Took me three more tries and it was easy.

[@Pjn83314]

Tip - you cant use horse if you summon warrior jar and your summon. As soon as I use summon my horse option was not available. But video tips works. Attack on toe and run away from fire attacks in phase 2.👍🏻🌟

[@RDantes1980]

Brother I just got this game a week ago (it’s my first FromSoftware game) and I never loved/hated a game so much). This has to be the most straight forward boss tutorial! Thank you so much! You should really think about making some “Gimmie those toes babyyyy!” Merch😂😂😂

[@TheAlpha2112]

U made it look like a typical fight not a main boss fight! Incredible!!!

[@jokerjolly-jh5sw]

Ok man the second phase leg shot its chefs kiss advice I am typing this with my heart having fast pace beating I love you man the tactics I thought of using trainers cheats but brooo you are a saviour you made me play the game again ❤

[@td9447]

Beat him on my first day of fighting him with no prior souls game experience thanks to this thanks man

[@briankelly2540]

Just coming back to Elden ring and finally continuing the story this tip helped greatly took a couple of tries to get it down but it worked in the end so thank you very much!

[@mattcauley4715]

I love your winning approach and commentary

[@theJOSHfeed]

thanks Matt!

[@ChadTheisen]

THANK YOU. Legit took months off from this game because of this boss, got the itch, watched your vid, and beat him in about 10 tries

[@user-su8nd8ee9c]

BRO THANK YOU SO MUCH! FINALLY KILLED THIS GIGANTIC TURD

[@hensinks]

Lol I just beat him with 2 curved swords at +10 because I didn't know where else to go. I only used seppuku, the rest was pure physical damage and rolling.

[@joeynapolitano8601]

Hit the toes. It worked. First try. Stay on the horse. Stay underneath. Hit the toes

[@jimbothompkins]

Absolutely amazing video. I felt really uncomfortable with how many times you said "toes," though.

[@victort.248]

Lol, watched your video, just killed him at first time in my first game, I felt like a pro, then I fell from the chain when going to the fire :D

[@gregory_longjohns]

this genuinely helped, thank you kind sir

[@cameronscott7304]

Holy moly! You made it look so easy

[@timothymcdonald3974]

Thank you! I quit the game 3 times because of this boss. I returned after almost a year and playing probably 6-7 other games. I kept getting him down to about 25% health and then he would just roll on top of me and crush me. Your advice about staying behind him, staying focused on the same foot, staying on my horse, and adding frost in phase 2 all helped me to finally progress in the game. Still on first playthrough so never finished the game, but now (after probably 30+ attempts at this boss) he is finally dead and I can continue to enjoy this amazing game! :) Liked and subscribed

[@lord-bagel]

subscribed immediately when i heard "those toes are MINE, BABY"

[@Darealdirtydonkey]

Thanks for your strategy, as a foot guy myself I found this fight enjoyable. Serious note, i found after he rolls if you ride a loop around the side of him you can avoid most the fire stuff. Also not locking on him during phase 2 made all the difference for me. Thanks again

[@Niso_King]

Omg you are insane for this. I was on foot the whole time. Thank you so so so so much

[@thethings2928]

Man I don't usually play elden ring without help bit today I felt like it and I couldn't beat the fire giant. But I found this video and beat him on the second try. Thank you.

[@theJOSHfeed]

I'm glad my video could help!